# Abbott v. Thetford

> Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · July 6, 1976 · 534 F.2d 1101

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8899018

## Case

- **Full name:** C. D. (Denny) ABBOTT v. William F. THETFORD, Individually and in his official capacity as Judge of the Family Court of Montgomery County, Alabama (John W. Davis, III, substituted for William F. Thetford in his official capacity as Judge of the Family Court of Montgomery County, Alabama)
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- **Decided:** July 6, 1976
- **Citations:** 534 F.2d 1101; 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 8156
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Ainsworth, Brown, Clark, Coleman, Dyer, Gee, Gewin, Goldberg, Hill, Morgan, Roney, Thornberry, Tjoflat
- **Cited by:** 26 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

PER CURIAM:
The majority panel opinion in this cause, 529 F.2d 695 -702 is reversed, vacated and *1103 set aside. The Court en banc adopts as its opinion the dissenting opinion of Judge Gewin, 529 F.2d 702 -709 [from which the syllabus paragraphs are drawn]. Accordingly the judgment of the district court, 354 F.Supp. 1280 (M.D.Ala.1973) is AFFIRMED.

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